A 10th magnitude star 54.6 arcseconds away is an optical companion.
Against a sky like that, even a first magnitude star was difficult to pick out, but Tavernor knew exactly where to look.
The first is a visual magnitude 9.7 star located 289.1 arc seconds away.
They are 10th magnitude stars separated by 0.3 arcseconds from each other.
The bright star to the lower left of the nebula is a magnitude 10.5 star.
It is a 6th magnitude star, relatively bright for its distance of about 440 light years from Earth.
It is a 7th magnitude star at a distance of about 188 light years from Earth.
It is a 4th magnitude star, which can be seen with the naked eye under suitably dark skies.
It is an 8th magnitude star about 410 light years from Earth.
Its companion is a 13th magnitude star, separated by 1.8 arcseconds.